Queen Without Crown

Chapter 102 On Trust

The female slaves marched towards the cell that was on the other side of the place. The cell was in the form of a not-too-extensive room filled by female slaves whose numbers exceeded capacity. So they can't lie down or even just stick out their legs.

With her legs bent, Princess Juwita sat down while leaning against the wall. His right hand tightly grasped the cold iron bars in his palm.

His life for two days was like a somersault. He had almost forgotten what it was like to be his old self, himself before all this happened.

Two guards came to bring bread and water. The bread was even just them throwing it as if feeding an animal. The women scrambled for bread because they had not eaten since morning.

Princess Juwita received her bread which was given by one of the guards crouching in front of her. The man's eyes went all over Princess Juwita's body as if he wanted to strip her.

Princess Juwita grabbed the bread quickly and immediately shifted away as she could because the man tried to touch her hand. The guard was offended by the girl's attitude. His hand broke through the cell and pulled Princess Juwita's hair so that the girl whimpered in pain.

"Haha.. Don't scare him Oleg. He is a special quality item, don't get damaged! " The other guard patted his friend on the shoulder to remove his hand from the girl's hair.

With a look of contempt for the guard named Oleg, he released his grip on Princess Juwita's hair.

"In a moment, your body will be swayed by the person who bought you. Hope that person is better than me, even though the majority of buyers are cruel perverts. They'll make you do things you never even imagined! " Oleg left after saying that horrible thing.

Princess Juwita bit her bread without interest despite her stomach being hungry for not eating for two days. His body shivered in fear. Even though he tried hard, his body still reacted otherwise.

"Can't we escape? " Suddenly Princess Juwita spoke involuntarily.

"Did you not know that a slave who is caught after being caught trying to escape will be killed? " A woman next to him answered.

"Don't try to do stupid things. If you get caught, you're not the only one who's wretched. We will also receive the sap! "

Princess Juwita did not reply, her mind drifting away. Imagine someone would come to save her. But, doesn't anyone know of its existence? Maybe, only Sari knows. But it is impossible that the girl will tell the truth and confess her crime.

His first experience of having a friend has been a betrayal. Maybe if he's given a chance to be free, he won't just trust someone.

*****

Eldrige sat quietly in front of the three girls who had been close to Princess Juwita. She was a fairy who had more sensitive senses. He can sniff out human malice.

The three girls looked weak and frightened. Yet Eldrige would not be fooled by just their appearance.

"So you really don't know where Juwita is now? " Eldrige begins the question.

"We don't know, Mr. Eldrige! " The three of them answered compactly.

"Have you never thought of finding your friends after being separated? " That question crossed Eldrige's head several times.

"We're so scared, Mr. Eldrige. We can't think about that." Sari replied, the girl looks very sad.

"Is that so? " Tanya Eldrige was suspicious.

Sari nodded by showing a plain face. Both of his friends were terrified of feeling guilty.

Now Eldrige looked at Ratri and Sapna. The man spoke in a soft voice capable of cradling his interlocutor.

"Do you know Juwita? "

"Yes, I know him. " Ratri answered with relief because the question was not difficult.

"I mean, do you know who her parents are?"

Sapna shook her head, this time she started to feel uncomfortable. He was afraid that Eldrige would ask a trick question. Sari had warned him many times.

"No, he never said. " The answer honestly.

"Why do you think Juwita didn't tell you? "

"Maybe because he's embarrassed! " Sari quickly interrupted.

"Thy? Why should he be ashamed? " Eldrige's forehead wrinkled because it felt strange.

"I think he's ashamed that his father was just an ordinary noble who had a low position." Sari's loud speech made Eldrige raise his eyebrows, a very rare thing he did.

"So you think so? " Eldrige smiled, as if laughing at Sari.

Ratri and Sapna who saw it became wary, but Sari instead felt it was her chance to attract Eldrige's attention.

"I'm sorry if I offended you, Mr. Eldrige! I know you're an officer who works for Juwita's father. But I suspect that Juwita was not properly educated before being brought here." The girl's mouth was so venomous that it made Eldrige feel fed up.

"Why can you say such a thing about your own friend? " Eldrige harbors her anger because the girl she loves is insulted in front of her.

"Maybe you don't know, Mr. Eldrige. But Juwita often put men into her room while Ningrum slept! " Sari began to slander Princess Juwita.

"Where do you know that? " Eldrige's voice was still soft but both of her hands were clenched tightly.

"Sapna once said that she had seen a man in Juwita's room when she delivered her birthday cake." Sari's remarks reminded Eldrige of that night, when he visited Juwita.

"really that? " Eldrige's gaze is now on Sapna.

"Right, Mr. Eldrige! " Answer answered Sapna honestly.

"Do you recognize that man? "

The girl quickly shook her head, "I didn't see it clearly. "

"But Sari, Juwita was not sure if it was real or just a dream! " Sela Sapna, she felt unwilling because from earlier Sari continued to demean Juwita. A girl who is completely innocent of them.

"You don't know why Bagaskara disappeared during a visit to school! I saw him being alone with Juwita in class! " Sari's voice was a little quivering with jealousy and hatred.

"Why are they both in class? Everyone else is doing the same, you're sticking to Erik's friend Baskara! " Sapna snapped at Sari. But suddenly the girl covered her mouth with her hands as soon as she saw Sari glaring at her.

"Sorry." Sapna immediately lowered her head as if afraid of Sari.

Eldrige is starting to understand the situation. Sari is a girl who likes to intimidate her friends. He could not imagine how Princess Juwita could be friends with such a girl.

"Is there anything bad you know about Juwita? " Eldrige Fishing Line.

Sari smiled happily thinking Eldrige believed her lie.

"During the Baggata match, Juwita teased Bagaskara many times. But because after that terrible event happened, I had forgotten about it. And now I remember, as I was heading to school, I saw him being alone with Bagaskara! " The girl's face looked very happy.

"Don't you say that you didn't meet Juwita after the game at all? "

"I just told you that I forgot and just remembered now! " That girl, despite her urgency, was still kinkling

"Well, I'll repeat your statement about Juwita. Juwita is a girl who comes from an ordinary noble family. His father was a lowly officer. Juwita often put men into her room. Juwita seduces a Baggata player named Bagaskara. After the stadium you saw it with Bagaskara. Are my words true? "

"Really! And I think Juwita is with Bagaskara! " The girl smiled cunningly. He was satisfied to have ruined the girl's reputation.

"Is that so? " Eldrige nodded her head and smiled cynically. Eldrige did not even realize that he could have such a cynical expression.

"I want to tell you something! " Eldrige still spoke softly and calmly.

"I've known Juwita since the baby, you could say I helped raise the girl. I really work for his father.. " Eldrige's eyes looked at Sari's eyes who was watching her.

"Wait, do you think I'm an Elfian? " Suddenly Eldrige broke their concentration.

"Are you not an Elfian? " Tanya Sapna's.

"I'm a fairy, just like your hostel mother." Eldrige's words made them gawk. The three of them looked at each other.

"You may not believe it because you've never met a fairy before. That's why I'm going to introduce myself. I am Eldrige of the Fairy Kingdom of Lucshire, I am in the Elfian court as Guardian." Eldrige noticed the look of the three girls who were beginning to tense up.

"Can you guess who I work for? " Task Eldrige casually.

"King? " Take Ratri.

"really. I served the Elfian kings three hundred years ago! " The eyes of the three girls widened even more to hear Eldrige's explanation.

"And if Juwita says that I'm her father's employee, can you guess who Juwita's father really is? " This time Eldrige asked with a serious mimic.

"King? " Ratri guessed again, but her voice now shook.

"really. Juwita's father was a King. Juwita is the Princess of the Elfian Kingdom, the only successor of King Satria." Now Eldrige could see the faces of the three girls turning pale.

"Would you if King Sagar was the uncle of Princess Juwita? Currently King Sagar has deployed his troops to search for Princess Juwita. What do you think will happen to the man who deliberately slandered and harmed the king's nephew? " Eldrige's question made them shiver in fear.

"Punish us, Mr. Eldrige! " Sapna suddenly knelt down in front of Eldrige.

"Have you realized your mistake? "

"I'm sorry, sir. I had to shut up for fear that my life would be threatened. But I'm not involved at all!" Said the girl with a trembling body.

"Sapna, what are you saying? " Shouted Sari.

"You! You're the one who always incited us to hate Juwita. You also handed it to the slave merchant! We just caught you and you threatened us! " Sapna pointed at Sari with anger.

"What's? How dare you sell your friends! How dare you hand over Princess Juwita to the slave merchant! " Eldrige shouted loudly. It felt like Eldrige was currently able to crush Sari's neck and throw her corpse. But he still needs to dig up his evidence.

"That's not true, sir, Eldrige! They're slandering me! " Tearlessly began to bathe his cheeks.

Eldrige walked over to Sari, a cold and intimidating aura as if emanating from the man's body. Eldrige looks terrible now.

"Do you want me to show you how I use my powers? " Eldrige's red eyes look smoldering. Sari gulped because she was frightened. The girl subconsciously shook her head.

Eldrige raised her index finger and caused Sari's body to lift up and float in the air.

"Aaaaakhs!

The girl screamed in fear. But Eldrige was not satisfied. He moved his finger back so that Sari's body was turned upside down. Her long slumped dress covered her head. His naked feet were exposed.

Eldrige then made the girl's body swirl in the air several times. Then as Eldrige pulled back his finger abruptly, the girl's body crashed down onto the floor with a loud bang.

Bruk!

His two friends were terrified to see that. They were not even sure if Sari was currently alive.

But in fact the girl woke up and sat on the floor in a terrible condition, her body bruised and some bones broken. Sari vomited on the floor and soiled her own dress.

"What still wants to survive, come to Miss Sekar and tell me the real story! Don't let me see you guys again!" After uttering that threatening sentence, Eldrige immediately left the room.